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 about, was running a dangerous risk, and this was increased by encountering a severe squall of wind from the S.E., Which blew so insuf- ferably hot, that the thermometer stood at 89 �having been at 91 �ll the previous day. The next morning it was calm and sultry; at ten o'clock we anchored near a small sandy isle, in the centre o'f the bay, until the sea-breeze set in, which was taken immediate* advantage of; and, ajar, we/ghing, the course was directed to- wants a steep rocky head, forming the S;W. point of an island, subsequently called Enderby Island, after a very old and valued friend. On our. way we had to pass round a sandy islet and a rocky reef of considerable extent; after which, we anchored off a sandy beach to the eastward of Rocky Head. Soon alter anchoring, the sky became black and clouded over the land to the S.E., and as- sumed a very threatening appearance; heavy, dense clouds, in which streams of vivid forked- lightning momentarily appeared, were rolling ra- pidly towards us, and made us fear a repetition of last night's storm; the stream-anchor, the only resource we had, was therefore dropped; and, with the topmast struck, we awaited the bursting of the storm with much anxiety, and just cause of alarm for the safet of the vesll: the clouds D

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